New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-25
TUE last AMERICAN CONCERT.

Mr. Van der sucker brought his series OF hVe con
ccrts of American music 10 close at Ch''k,'"s Ia"
last night The programme con'aihH '"o ""ii'''
OF MAGNITUDE a mphony in + MAJOR 10y IT, Io"pi''o'
st,.n, born In New-York now living In Llp~'c'
can,at, King Trojan" by Ii. ". larAer. born III
Auhurndale Mass living in NcW-iofh; anu :"
,,rry NO, emeni from suite by Ernest Guiand born
a. Newt Orleans and lvii> We believe IN farls' Inc
.oncc,t WAS pleasant - and enjoyed by tae
I,.,,t luH,IOu, audience vi the series
Nj Strong symphony belongs 10 the GAS VI pro
r...,,oe ,,,,ic II has title, "In the Mountains,
xud rs four movements are designed 10 depo' 'n'
scenes ami emotions Of day Thus TIE hr'' horo
u,,,, has a .Ipcrr cription, In the afternoon; inc
A,aco " In the g.oamlng"; tho "A!cGro' "moh
sta.d. in the place OF he customary Schor~o'
the lid Hunt; the finale e. allegro hoi'o
sIo he Morn" II will strike every one that tn"
scheme +, modelled that of Rar> symphony j"
Made e. In the Forest and we wish Tor the sake u"
Mr. strong 10 whose fine creative talent the symphony
hear. witness that the resemblance to Rails mnSic
oxteuded only to the adoption OF programme in'
Ia not the case, however. The In "ahuc' y -
true sugces ,tle else than the sequence OF po'
purposes but the Lenore' symphony by the SAINT
corpos.r contributed much of the Characteristic MA .
Tar IN the dcl,ncation of the nocturnal hunt MOI
oniv tho in;trun ,ntal coors but the he mcloGlc ann
rlvr thca devices a. well which Ian employs III
his riuscaI description Of the ride OF the ghoSy lover
and his bride. with all It's greWsome episude' nave
betn
regretted for the movement IS most stirring piece
NJ music and ono that could not have been composed
except 10y having a thorough c"hhahu oi Ia,
technical elements Of composition The Ran nfh7ion
,oreoyer was unnecessary for until the saraphraD was
reached the Io cmcnt splei did In spirit In IDEAS
and in VIC h1uan,hp. II Is To be expected that young
composers will fall into the habit OF copying the man
rer of the masters whom they admire before they de
ve,on an Ind idual style of thor own. but II would
help them greatly if tley would cultivate The oiy VII
the Of fertile unti they were able after c"pe
ton to pune their Of every quotation difect OF
Indirect which they able 10 detect after WORK mas
ben long enough out Of mind to make calm cAsHina
ton posSble For Mr.. Strongs taleLt We have nero
to,o-e exr,essod n,rch admiration We ieieve that he
Will be credit 70 tho art Of his native land but before
shon he nnsi become more original In hi manner OF
s.po.sing his musical thoughts. Nothing IS more con
tempt DE In musical criticism than the common pen
chant for hunting down "reminiscences but sometime
II becomes necessary to direct attention TO borro"c'
ideas and Il can benefit tho American movement II IN
men who S, and for it now should be held 10 stHc'
accountability in the matter OF menn ana tuuhl'
Mr. strong's symphony, especially. In lis fhird ana
fourtb movements Is a composition deserving to be
PIT among tho half dozen best compositions performed
NJ the concerts. The greater, therefore was tho pity
that in each movement there was mnslc which Sne
gpssed the Appropriateness OF subtites Ike these
introduction second Act OF siegfried y; Adaglo
Gyhrd Act OF Tristan und Isolde ~; Allegro, LAST
Movement Ienorc Symphony
Mr. Parkcr's cantata had more than acceptable
performance the hands Of small but vigorous ana
,.sns,ak,ng chorus and the following solo singers
Mrs Bee,e awtnn Miss Charlotte Walker MISS Ha'uc
Ci.pper. Max Heinrich. Frederick jameson and ).
Allan Prelsch. IL composed In loa5 and had been
heard previous 10 last night In Munich where MI.
Parker made his last music studies anu IN fro'oehoc'
IL Is smooth aud meiodIOus compassion, captahy
scored so far ~ the Instrumental combinations arc CON
osraed but nono'onous In color and feeling. UniRe
Mr.. strongs symphony II seems TO have few reniinis-
ccSees OF other works but It has equally few evidences
of originality. Tho Carnival from orchestral
suite by Gulrand was the brightest and merrles BIT
Of music I'm The FIVE programmes, and II given
vz1icula prominence by tho cIcumsancG that II
the only composition In Mr.. Van der Sucken's
iiss which showed French influences An the rest
were German In manner.